China’s ties with Japan are improving as Tokyo has doubts about US commitments to the region, analyst says Ties with Tokyo may be on the mend but Japan should not use Taiwan to stir up trouble in the region,

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday that other nations do not decide its defence budget after U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for a top Pentagon policy role called for Tokyo to spend more to counter China.

Asian shares are mostly lower, with Tokyo's benchmark closing down more than 2% after a sell-off on Wall Street. U.S. futures were higher and oil prices were little changed. China

From Beijing trying to reset relations with Tokyo to Hangzhou rivalling Shenzhen, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.

Shares have sagged in Asia as worries over U.S.-China trade friction weigh on the outlook for the region. Tokyo's benchmark fell more than 1% and markets in China declined. On

Both Tokyo and Manila are longtime allies of the United States, which has been strengthening an arc of alliances to deter China's claims in the Pacific.

Shares opened higher in Europe but sagged Tuesday in Asia as worries over U.S.-China trade friction weighed on the outlook for the region. Dramatically shifting transatlantic

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 2.9% to 37,155.50, pulled lower by plunging prices for shares in technology companies. Computer chip test equipment maker Advantest sank 8.8%, Disco Corp., another equipment maker,

Th US forces are in Japan since World War II, and the Asian country is also a part of blockade known as the first island chain in the western Pacific Ocean.

Ties with Tokyo may be on the mend but Japan should not use Taiwan to stir up trouble in the region, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Friday. While praising “a positive trend of improvement and development” in relations with Tokyo, Wang said there were still people in Japan colluding secretly with the “Taiwan independence” forces.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he told the leaders of Japan and China they could not continue to reduce the value of their currencies, as doing so would be unfair to the United States.The remarks added to market jitters as Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday,

The Trump administration is looking to further crack down on chip exports to China as the artificial intelligence race heats up.